Octomum facing jail over benefits fraud

Nadya Suleman - AKA Octomum - faces a possible six years in jail for allegedly failing to report over £18,000 in money earned while claiming handouts in Los Angeles, California.

After undergoing IVF treatment, Suleman - real name Natalie Denise Suleman - gave birth to eight babies in 2009 and went on to make numerous personal appearance, appeared in porn films and even endorsed birth control for DOGS.

The 38-year-old - who has 14 children in total - also posed topless for various publications, danced in a Florida strip club and took part in celebrity boxing matches in order to support herself and her children.

In a statement, the district attorney's office said: "While applying for public aid, the mother of 14 children allegedly failed to disclose that she was also getting cheques for personal appearances and residuals from videos."

All of Suleman's children have been born by in vitro fertility treatments, but she has never named a father of any of the babies.

After the octuplets were born, it was discovered that her physician, Dr. Michael Kamrava, had implanted 12 embryos in her womb.

The medical community reacted with outrage, saying he grossly violated professional standards, and the state Medical Board revoked his license.

BROOD: Suleman has 14 children in total [GETTY]

Initial offers to help quickly dried up as outrage spread about the births and knowledge that Suleman was unemployed and had been collecting welfare before the children were born.

Family law attorney Steve Mindel said that unless Suleman goes to jail for a long time, it's unlikely officials would try to take her children now.

He said: "If there was a dad or somebody trying to take custody, then that could be somewhat important to the court.

"But even in that case, courts don't like to punish children for the acts of their parents."